103: Autism Awareness with Alex Plank

Your Mom & Dad

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Tv & Film, Tv Reviews, Comedy

4.7 • 23.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2019

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

The Broads are joined by Alex Plank (autism advocate, filmmaker, actor, and creator of Wrong Planet). He discusses being diagnosed at age 9, his journey through the schooling system, misconceptions, getting into the entertainment industry, lack of representation in film/tv, employment issues, his dating life, gives us the best “last meal” answer and more!
ALEX PLANK:
Instagram: @alexplank
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexplank
Check out his website: www.alexplank.com (http://www.alexplank.com/) and www.wrongplanet.net (http://www.wrongplanet.net/)
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0:00.0	And welcome to another episode of Shaddy Brods with Becca and James.
0:16.8	Hello, Brods.
0:17.8	Hi, Brods.
0:18.8	What's going on?
0:19.8	We have a special guest who is actually a friend of Grayston's dad's.
0:23.9	That's how I met him.
0:26.0	I don't know, I guess we can just kind of launch right into it.
0:30.3	I thought it would be really interesting to talk to Alex.
0:33.3	Say hi.
0:34.3	Hello.
0:35.3	Hi, Alex.
0:36.3	How's it going?
0:37.3	Thanks for joining us, Becca.
0:38.3	Has been wanting to get you on the podcast.
0:40.3	She's been talking about it for a few months now.
0:42.2	Well, I'm so excited.
0:43.2	I've been wanting to get on the podcast.
0:44.9	I know that you're Shaddy.
0:47.1	So that we are.
0:48.5	That we are.
0:49.5	That we are.
0:50.5	I guess you can kind of introduce yourself and sort of give a little plug on who you are.
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